psychology

Repeating lies makes people believe they are true, show studies.

Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?

A new study contradicts some popular wisdom that says sharing your goals is always a bad idea.

Moving the needle forward on psychedelic research.

Trudging toward happiness: What is the hedonic treadmill?

The study is among the first to explore the relationship between emotional abilities, political ideologies, and prejudice.

Anxiety provoked by an unavoidable threat — like an electric shock in a lab — increases as the expected event draws closer.

What does fame have to do with merit, anyway?

When you combine feelings of resentment with the societal praise of leaving one’s mark, it forms a lethal cocktail.

Mirror neurons bounce smiles from one person to the next.

Storytelling has been a human tradition for thousands of years and for good reason: It holds a powerful influence over our psychology.

Cat owners are no more likely to be crazy than you.

In a new study, people who posted a lot of selfies were generally viewed as less likeable and more lonely.

Yet another study shows the potential efficacy of psychedelics in treating addiction.

The term “self-actualization” is often bandied about on the web, but how does one go about becoming self-actualized really?

The results could have important implications for the business world.

Meditation doesn’t just reduce stress or make you a more spiritual person; it changes your brain in a variety of ways that can make it easier to learn new information.

This modern therapy technique has been shown to be effective and easy to learn — could teaching it to students help cut off a growing mental health crisis?

Could procrastination actually be a form of self-protection?

Sometimes you have to take the road less traveled.

We think of self-actualization as a lofty goal, but research suggests it may just be another way of obeying our biological programming.

Check out these mysterious optical illusions that affect our visual perception.

The motivations behind this complex feeling.

Research suggests that you should adopt an ancient rhetorical method called ‘illeism’.

We like to think of creativity as an inherently good thing. History and science say otherwise.

A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.

Ever taken pleasure in someone else’s misfortune?

It turns out these little white lies serve a purpose.

Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman hypothesizes we evolved to experience a collective delusion — not objective reality.

Abraham Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs is depicted as a triangle with self-actualization at the very top. Right before his death, Maslow wanted to add another to the hierarchy: Self-transcendence.